I forked myself.

[dcarver]

Brillant!
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[escapefjrtist]

Any updates on your dilemma Archer?

~G

 

[Archer]

A text from KFG Auburn says delivery parts in on the 26th ( I'm having the forks upgraded, surprise!) and then another text is to be expected.
The timing is getting tight as I am departing for places in Oregon on the 31st. BTW, thanks for the inquiry -G. Lasty, I've been riding every day on Panman's forks, and loving it!

Later gators

 

[Panman]

Don't let getting the forks stop you from going. You should go in and have them help you with your SAG and settings once you get the forks back.

 

[Mick M]

I know this is a year old post, but thought this might be helpful. I was replacing the seals in my '06 this weekend and had the same issue as Archer except my tube was compressed vs fully extended. I thought that if I could find a pipe that fit inside the fork, and sat on the collar of the fork cap , I could tap it loose. I bought a 24" length of 1-1/4" PVC with a 1-1/4" plug and a 10" 3/8 carriage bolt. I put the plug inside the PVC, slid the PVC (plug first) into the fork tube and screwed on the fork cap. Then I put the carriage bolt through the hole in the bottom of the fork . I was concerned that a hard whack could strip the threads on the cap so I tapped it gently. 4 or 5 taps and it loosened up and I proceeded to slide the tube up and down to remove the seal. When it came apart , I saw that the bottom bushing had come all the way off. I figure it got wedged in the tube somehow. Here's a picture of the parts I used.
BTW - thanks to FJRed for the great article he wrote on replacing the seals and bushings
(https://www.fjr-tips.org/maint/ForkSeal-BushingReplacement.pdf)